School's Privacy Policy

The Department has developed a new Schools’ Privacy Policy and related documents for all Victorian government schools to implement.

The new Schools’ Privacy Policy:

replaces any existing privacy policies used by our school.

ensures our school is compliant with updated legislation

clarifies that all school staff (including Student Support Service Officers, other allied health practitioners and teaching staff) may share personal and health information about a student with all other staff who 'need to know' that information, to enable the school to educate or support the student or fulfil legal obligations.

allows for personal and health information about students transferring between government schools to be shared with the next (Victorian government) school.